The Shoestring Collective bring Jinx Lennon to Dublin's James Joyce Centre this month, with added performances from comedian Enda Muldoon, uilleann piper Éanna Ó Muire and many more!
Oppenheimer, Jinx Lennon, Joe Rooney and his very special comedy guests are the latest additions to the Hot Press Chatroom at this weekend's Electric Picnic.
The angry young(ish) man of Irish preacher-punk is back, bleeding righteous indignation from every pore. Jinx Lennon tells us why it's time for a revolution.
Jinx Lennon is a true original, a rock'n'roll outsider whose music throbs to the pulse of rural Ireland. Here he talks about attending cocktail parties with David Norris and explains why Dundalk just might be the strangest town in Ireland.
Punk-funk poet Jinx Lennon introduces the nation – well, two nations actually – to his Know Your Station Gouger Nation album when he plays Ireland later this season.
To say Know Your Station Gouger Nation grates in parts is an understatement. In truth the combination too often sounds more like street poetry with an improvised backing than anything of real musical heft or subtlety.
Touring steadily since the release of his latest album, Trauma Themes Idiot Times, Lennon has now added 4 home dates to his upcoming tour, along with a jaunt to the UK.
The Dublin trio take to the stage at the Academy this Sunday (May 25) as part of a festival of music and poetry organised by the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC).
Her beautiful lo-fi cover of a David Bowie song has made student Paula Flynn a sensation. Here she talks about her unlikely route to overnight stardom.
With just a few a minutes to go till the punters arrive, the Hot Press Chatroom is looking fab, and we're ready to rock 'n' roll, with times confirmed for this evening's acts.
A great many of us lost the run of ourselves during the Celtic Tiger epoch – the trad community included. But now that the arse has fallen out of the economy, maybe it’s time musicians went back to their roots
Self-styled Slaneyside gunslingers, and hot favourites of Jinx Lennon, The Focus Group launch their much anticipated debut single ‘Bits & Bobs’ next Thursday.
Niall Quinn has lined up a live gig at Baker Place, Limerick on Friday, November 20 for his latest project Theme Tune Boy supporting the legendary Jinx Lennon.
Friday at Electric Picnic saw Sigur Ros pull off a spellbinding main stage performance, Christy Moore lift the mood of all, and many comings and goings at the Hot Press Chatroom.
In the new Hot Press, Peter Murphy picks his 20 highlights from the last 35 years of home-grown alternative culture (in strictly chronological order!). Take a look and then have your say on the indie moments that rocked in your lifetime...
The use of rock music for soundtracking and advertising purposes has opened up important new avenues for artists eager to get their music out to a mass audience.
Giveamanakick, Jinx Lennon, Fred, Ilya K, Ikeaboy and Rarely Seen Above Ground are among the first batch of acts to be confirmed for this year’s Irish Green Gathering.
David Holmes, whose latest album The Holy Pictures received a resounding thumbs up in the latest issue of Hot Press, will join the Hot Press Chatroom at the Electric Picnic.
Two house calls for the price of one? Jackie Hayden calls in on political satirist Paddy Cullivan and Clint Velour of Camembert Quartet, resident ingredient of RTÉ TV’s Tubridy Show, only to find they are one and the same person!
It's the small venue with the big heart - and the lavish backstage perks. Anna Legge takes us on a tour of Leitrim's Glens Centre, a space beloved of Damien Dempsey among others.
What does the patent lack of enthusiasm about the choice of Dervish as Ireland’s Eurovision song contest representatives tells us about our attitude towards traditional music?
The makers of the internet broadcast show Balcony TV may recently have found themselves in the middle of a controversial copyright battle between YouTube and Viacom.
Learn from the best with a wide range of workshops and master classes from some of Ireland's finest musicians, and some others from further afield. The workshops on offer this year include 'How To Get A Kick-Ass Recording' by the Bodytonic Crew, and master classes in drumming by Bobby Arechiga (in association with Meinl Cymbals), as well as much, much more...
It's been called the "Exploding Plastic Inevitable Turnip", but don't let that put you off: the Flat Lake Festival is rapidly becoming a highlight of the folk calendar.
The first day of The Music Show saw some hot debates, great music and Glen Hansard in stirring form.
Reporting: Peter Murphy, Celina Murphy, Niall Stokes, Stuart Clark and additional Hot Press reporters
